Anxiety Disorders in Children Support Group

Childhood","This community is for parents and caregivers of children who exhibit signs of anxiety. Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath."

daughter's anxiety

My 10 year old daughter had a couple of funny turns at a dancing class and at school. All was okay to begin with except she didn't want to return to dancing - but now I am having trouble getting her in to school and if she does go she wants to opt out of various activities. Suddenly she is opting out of all her activities and won't even swim with me. She is/was a really social thing but has become too nervous to go to Brownies or anything - I am dreading the new term and wonder if anyone has any strategies - she just clams up if I try to persuade or talk about it.

My daughter is 10 also. She started with the same symptoms. Wouldn't play with friends and she was very social, go to birthday parties, ask friends over, go to volleyball or piano. It seemed very sudden to me but to be honest when I look back I think it started earlier than I thought. I just did not fully understand what was going on until she started having full blown panic attacks. Her first attack was around 9/15/07 and we are still trying to stabilize with meds and therapy. She sees a phychologist once a week and a psychiatrist every other week. I think my daughter is worse case senario so I don't want to scare you although I would think about taking her to your family physician if you have not.

Thanks for your reply. We have taken her to doctor who has checked her over physically, but has also recommended a clinical psychologist to help her with strategies - it's so frustrating when you know all she has to do is just go back to these things and all would be fine. She is going to a friends for a sleepover tonight - so I have my fingers crossed that this will help.

My son started at 8 (he's now 9) with a similar issue. Didn't want to go places he had normally been going or try anything new because he was afraid he wouldn't be picked up. Even when I offered to go with him and stay, he was still concerned I would leave while he was doing whatever the activity might have been. We have tried meds (SSRI's) which only made him worse in other areas. He has seen a therapist a few times and his pediatrician is very involved. Since he has come off the SSRI's, my husband and I decided to try our own concoction of 1/2 an adult B complex and OmegaBrite for Kidz (fish oil supplement). He seems to be doing very well right now though he's still not willing to go all the places, he has tried some. He is not having any trouble with school so far this year. We also got him a cell phone to take with him when he's not with us. Big step, I know, but it seems to be working very well. We set the ground rules to be followed. We gave him a time limit as to when he could call such as school gets out at 2pm, if I'm not there to pick you up before 2:15, you can call me. So far, no problems with him trying to call at other times. Of course, he's never had to call me, nor should he because I'm not late to school. However, he feels empowered because the solution is literally in his hands if he should need it. Just a thought for you. Working for us.

Its funny how when we become parents for the first time we know about the sleepless nights, the breast feeding the weiht gain ect but no one ever told me that I could have a child that was so anxious that it would break my heart and would make me feel so helpless. Your not alone and I wish you well, I myself and stuck on what to do with my daughter so I carnt give you advice but as I said your not alone

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